An Illinois family has been missing since February after leaving their house with a U-Haul, around the time when the father was released from jail after an alleged domestic violence incident.
Stephen and Monica Lutz along with Aiden, 11, and Nicholas, 9, from Newton, Illinois, were last heard from Feb. 10.
Stephen Lutz was released from jail Jan. 19, after he was charged with several domestic battery charges, under the condition that he doesn’t contact his wife or go into the home, according to FOX Illinois.
Police say that there have been previous reports of domestic violence from the home.
Newton police said that they attempted to locate the family on Feb. 14, but there wasn’t any evidence that the family was in danger at that time.
Police told FOX Illinois they’re taking necessary precautions because of how long the family has been missing, all of whom were reported missing by Stephen Lutz’s adult daughter, Brittany Lutz, Feb. 10.
Police also said that a U-Haul was seen Feb. 10 at the Lutz’s residence hitched to a pickup truck that Stephen Lutz drove, and added that no neighbors, family, or friends were told that they were leaving or when they might return.
Shortly after, the home’s electrical service was cut off.
FULL STORY: https://nypost.com/2023/04/15/illinois-family-missing-since-february-after-husband-arrest/
